Filed: Nov. 06, 2018
Latest Update: Nov. 06, 2018
Summary: FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ORDER AWARDING TO HERMAN J. MARINO, LTD., P.C., SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR DEBTOR, FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF FIRST INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TIMOTHY A. BARNES , Bankruptcy Judge . TOTAL FEES REQUESTED: $ 59,815.00 TOTAL COSTS REQUESTED: $ 2,733.40 TOTAL FEES REDUCED: $ 1,942.50 TOTAL COSTS REDUCED: $ 580.00 TOTAL FEES ALLOWED: $ 57,872.50 TOTAL COSTS ALLOWED: $ 2,153.40 TOTAL FEES AND COSTS
Summary: FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ORDER AWARDING TO HERMAN J. MARINO, LTD., P.C., SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR DEBTOR, FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF FIRST INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TIMOTHY A. BARNES , Bankruptcy Judge . TOTAL FEES REQUESTED: $ 59,815.00 TOTAL COSTS REQUESTED: $ 2,733.40 TOTAL FEES REDUCED: $ 1,942.50 TOTAL COSTS REDUCED: $ 580.00 TOTAL FEES ALLOWED: $ 57,872.50 TOTAL COSTS ALLOWED: $ 2,153.40 TOTAL FEES AND COSTS ..
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FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ORDER AWARDING TO HERMAN J. MARINO, LTD., P.C., SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR DEBTOR, FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF FIRST INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
TIMOTHY A. BARNES, Bankruptcy Judge.
TOTAL FEES REQUESTED: $ 59,815.00 TOTAL COSTS REQUESTED: $ 2,733.40
TOTAL FEES REDUCED: $ 1,942.50 TOTAL COSTS REDUCED: $ 580.00
TOTAL FEES ALLOWED: $ 57,872.50 TOTAL COSTS ALLOWED: $ 2,153.40
TOTAL FEES AND COSTS ALLOWED: $60,025.90
The attached time and expense entries have been underlined to reflect disallowance in whole or in part. The basis for each disallowance is reflected by numerical notations that appear on the right of each underlined entry. The numerical notations correspond to the paragraphs below.
(1) Lumping — TOTAL of disallowed amounts (10% of affected entries): $1,802.50
The Court may impose a ten percent penalty on entries that appear to be "lumping." The Court will reduce each entry marked as such per the penalty. In re Wildman, 72 B.R. 700, 709 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1987) (Schmetterer, J.) ("Applicants may not circumvent the minimum time requirement or any of the requirements of detail by "lumping" a bunch of activities into a single entry, [citation omitted]. Each type of service should be listed with the corresponding specific time allotment.").
(2) No Benefit to the Estate — TOTAL of disallowed amounts: $140.00
The court denies requests for fees relating to services that do not benefit the estate or that are not necessary to the administration of the case. 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(4)(A). There is no information in the record about a fee dispute or any issues with the ARDC in this case.
(3) Computational or Typographical Error — TOTAL of disallowed amounts: $580.00
The court denies the allowance of compensation for the following tasks because the amount of expenses appears to be a computational or typographical error. Also, where there are two identical entries, the court will consider one of the entries to be a typographical error.
